Synonyms of writers

writers

noun

plural of writer

as in authors

a person who creates a written work

a writer who is still trying to get published

Synonyms & Similar Words

• authors
• novelists
• biographers
• poets
• storytellers
• litterateurs
• men of letters
• pens
• women of letters
• screenwriters
• penmen
• scriveners
• bloggers
• playwrights
• wordsmiths
• scribes
• dramatists
• stylists
• columnists
• reporters
• journalists
• scribblers
• ghostwriters
• cowriters
• essayists
• autobiographers
• memoirists
• coauthors
• fictionists
• fictioneers
• scriptwriters
• hagiographers
• auteurs
• belletrists
• memorialists
• fabulists
• pamphleteers
• scenarists
• hacks
• sportswriters
• newspapermen
• romancers
• satirists
• bards
• versifiers
• rhymers
• hatchet men
• wordmongers
• coscenarists
• paragraphers
• prosaists
• prosers
• prosateurs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonauthors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of writers

Our writers are not flying into a city for a weekend to check out what others have already reported or posted on Instagram. — Liz Johnson, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Rushdie, who was about to speak on writers’ safety, was slashed 15 times in front of a stunned audience. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

Founded in 1969, the Booker has a reputation for transforming writers’ careers, with a globally minded judging panel set to reveal finalists in September and the winner in November. — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Faced with an assessment task that is squishy, particularly when dealing with students who are at the beginning of their growth as writers, many teachers have fallen back on structural measures. — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The celebrated musicians, the eclectic writers, the artist troupes, the lumberjacks, the magicians. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026

The longlist includes Douglas Stuart with ‘John of John’ and Marlon James with ‘The Disappearers’ – both writers are previous winners and have film and TV connections. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 July 2026

This year’s event features some of today’s most influential thinkers and entertainers, among them Gloria Steinem, Cole Escola, Wynton Marsalis, and Parker Posey, in conversation with the magazine’s writers and editors. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

Paramount has argued that the merger will be good for writers because the combined company will produce more movies and TV shows. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 July 2026